By Whitney DownardIndiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — The chief budget architect for the Indiana House of Representatives outlined property tax concerns Wednesday for the next legislative session, with a focus on school referendums and the use of excess levy appeals. Other topics included: remonstrance petitions, the maximum levy growth quotient formula and debt thresholds ..read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including a former Columbus resident ..read more

After pleading guilty to one count of child molesting as a Level 4 felony, a local man is now facing up to 16 years in prison when he’s sentenced next month ..read more

HOPE - While the permanent bins were removed two months ago, recycling will return to Hope for one day only this weekend ..read more

Events listed for Thursday, April 18 ..read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Conservation Officers have resumed the search for two missing kayakers who went missing Tuesday night on the White River in Indianapolis. At approximately 8:30 p.m., Marcus Robinson, 30, and Solomon Shirley, 22, both of Indianapolis, were kayaking when they traveled over the remnants of a low-head dam near the 2000 block of North White River Parkway Drive West ..read more

Columbus City Council members have approved a resolution 7-0 to accept a proposal submitted by the United Way of Bartholomew County to address homelessness in Columbus. Council members Jerone Wood and Grace Kestler were not present at the meeting ..read more

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. board members awarded three construction manager as constructor (CMc) partnership packages on Monday night as part of phase 1 of the $306 million Envision 2030 facilities plan. The three packages encompass work to four existing BCSC buildings and construction of a new one ..read more

Scottsburg – Detectives and crime scene technicians with ISP Sellersburg Post are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred just east of Scottsburg early Wednesday morning.  The initial investigation reveals that around 1 am Wednesday, Scott County deputies responded to a shooting at an apartment located at 2929 E. State Road 56 in Scottsburg. Deputies discovered that two male occupants of the residence were involved in an argument, and one subject shot the other with a handgun during the dispute ..read more

2:20 a.m. Wednesday update Columbus police report Ryder Newman has been found unharmed and thank the public for their help and support during the search. ORIGINAL STORY COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus police are being assisted by other law enforcement agencies, city and county firefighters, the water rescue team and others in a large scale search effort for a missing 12 year old boy who has special needs ..read more